DreamScience

Brainwave-oriented
Sleep Companion

WS683
User Manual
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CONTENTS When disposing of this product, ensure it is collected

separately for special treatment and not as household waste.
Introduction.................................................................. 1
The contents of this manual may not be reproduced without
Important safety information........................................ 1 the permission of the manufacturer.
Packaging contents..................................................... 1
Do not dispose old batteries as unsorted municipal waste.
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Front view............................................................. 1 necessary.
Back view.............................................................. 2 Please note that some units are equipped with a battery
Side view.............................................................. 2 safety strip. Remove the strip from the battery compartment
Top view................................................................ 2 before first use.
LCD display.......................................................... 2
Installation .................................................................. 2 NOTE The technical specifications for this product and
Using batteries ..................................................... 2 the contents of the user manual are subject to change
Using AC power ................................................... 2 without notice.
CR2032 battery .................................................... 3 PACKAGING CONTENTS
Clock............................................................................ 3
Set the clock......................................................... 3
Alarm........................................................................... 3
Set alarm.............................................................. 3
Turn on/off the alarm............................................. 3
Operation.............................................................. 3
Brainwave entrainment and sleeping
sound........................................................................... 3
Select the sleeping sound..................................... 3
Play external sound source.................................. 3
Mood light.................................................................... 4
Main unit x 1 Adapter x 1
Set mood light....................................................... 4
Sleep timer.................................................................. 4
Set sleep timer...................................................... 4
Volume......................................................................... 4
About Sleep Enhancement........................................ 4
Enable/disable Sleep Enhancement................... 4
Reset........................................................................... 4
Specifications.............................................................. 4 USB cable x1 3.5 mm line-in cable x 1
About Oregon Scientific............................................... 4
EU-Declaration of Conformity...................................... 4 OVERIVEW
FCC statement............................................................ 4
FRONT VIEW
Disposal information for users..................................... 5

INTRODUCTION
Thank you for selecting the Oregon Scientific DreamScience
Brainwave-oriented Sleep Companion (WS683). This device
aids to promote a better sleeping environment using the 1
latest technology.
NOTE Please keep this manual handy as you use your
new product. It contains practical step-by-step instructions, 2
as well as technical specifications and warnings you should
know about.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
Read this user manual carefully before use.
Do not clean the unit with abrasive or corrosive materials.
Do not tamper with the units internal components. This 1. LCD display screen
invalidates the warranty. 2. Selected sound track indicator
Only use fresh batteries. Do not mix new and old batteries. 3. Mood light
Images shown in this manual may differ from the actual
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BACK VIEW 3. Sleep Enhance
Press when the sleeping sound is on to turn on/off Sleep
Enhance feature
4. Sound
1 Press to turn on/off the sound
Press and hold for 2 second to enter sound setting mode
5. Lighting
Press to turn on/off the mood light
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Press and hold for 2 second to enter lighting setting mode
LCD DISPLAY
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1. Speaker 3 4 5
2. DC input jack
3. 3.5 mm line-in jack
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4. AA battery compartment 6
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5. RESET: Press to reset the sleeping box to default
6. CR2032 battery compartment 1. Alarm is set to on / the device is in alarm setting mode
2. Sleep timer is on / the device is in sleep timer setting mode
SIDE VIEW
3. the device is in volume setting mode / Flashes when
the Sleep Enhancement feature is on
4. Sound is on / the device is in sound setting mode
5. Mood-light is on
6. Device low battery display

INSTALLATION
The sleeping box can be powered by batteries or AC adaptor.
USING BATTERIES

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Scroll up/down to adjust sound volume, adjust settings, or
snooze the alarm when the alarm is on
Press to confirm settings, or snooze the alarm when the
alarm is on

TOP VIEW
1. Slide to open the battery cover.
2. Insert 4 AA batteries into the battery compartment,
matching the polarity.
3. Close the battery cover.
NOTE For continuous use, please install the AC adaptor.

USING AC POWER
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1. Sleep timer
Press to turn on/off the sleep timer
Press and hold for 2 seconds when the backlight is on,
or while playing a sleeping sound to enter sleep timer
setting mode
2. Alarm
Press to turn on/off the alarm
Press and hold for 2 second to enter alarm setting mode
NOTE Make sure the adaptor is not obstructed and is easily
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CR2032 BATTERY BRAINWAVE ENTRAINMENT AND SLEEPING

This unit is equipped with a CR2032 battery as a backup SOUND
power source. We experience different consciousness states throughout our
everyday life. Some states are experienced frequently, such
as sleeping, dreaming or fully conscious, while some states
are less frequently experienced, for instance, when we are
particularly creative or extra awareness.

Clinically Proven Brainwave Embedded Sounds composed

by Dr. Lee R. Bartel, Associate Dean of Research, Professor
of Music Education and Music and Health, and Founding
and Acting Director of the Music and Health Research
Collaboratory (MaHRC) at University of Toronto. His
1. Open the battery compartment. involvement in research in music and medicine includes
rehabilitation of attention deficits, audiology and stress
2. Remove the old battery and then insert the new battery,
management.
matching the polarity.
3. Replace the battery compartment cover. Based on his research, Dr.Lee R. Bartel developed
4. Press RESET. 7 therapy sounds (Revitalise, Aurora, Energise,
Dawn rain, Tranquility, Hawaii and Unwind) for
CLOCK DreamScience Brainwave-oriented Sleep Companion.

SET THE CLOCK Build-in sounds are featured with brainwave entrainment
at specified frequencies:
Set the clock when the sleeping box is powered on for the
first time. Delta waves are associated with the deepest levels of
physical relaxation
Scroll the wheel up/down to set the 12/24-hour format,
hour and minute, then press the wheel button to confirm Alpha waves indicate an alert state with a quiet mind
each setting. Beta waves are associated with normal waking states

NOTE To change the clock setting after the first time, press The sleeping box also incorporates 13 built-in digitally
RESET. The sleeping box will restore to default. recorded sounds including nature and calming sounds.

ALARM Song for Wake up (White backlight)

SET ALARM revitalise aurora energise dawn rain

1. Press and hold to enter the alarm setting. The seashore whale jungle garden
screen displays .
Song for Sleep (Blue backlight)
2. Scroll the wheel up/down to set the hour and minute,
then press the wheel button to confirm. tranquility hawaii unwind ocean surf
3. The screen displays and the number of sound waterfall summer rain white rain
chosen flashes. Scroll the wheel up/down to choose
the alarm sound. Press the wheel button to confirm. heavy rain meditate thunder white noise
4. The screen displays and the volume level flashes.
Scroll the wheel up/down to adjust the alarm volume.
Press the wheel button to confirm. SELECT THE SLEEPING SOUND
The sleeping box includes 20 different soothing sounds
TURN ON/OFF THE ALARM to enhance your quality of sleep. Choose the one suit you
Press to switch the alarm on. The screen displays the the best.
set alarm time and the chosen sound name for 3 seconds. 1. Press to turn on/off the sleeping sound. The screen
Press again to switch the alarm off. displays .
2. Press and hold to enter the sound setting. Scroll the
OPERATION wheel up/down to toggle through your desired sound.
When the alarm rings: A backlight illuminates each sleeping sound.
Press or scroll the wheel button to snooze. The alarm 3. Press the wheel button to confirm. The screen displays
stops temporarily and then rings again in 8 minutes. and its corresponding sleeping sound name.
Press to turn off and deactivate the alarm. NOTE If you do not press the wheel button to confirm, the
unit returns to idle mode after 15 seconds.
Press any button on the top panel to turn off the alarm but
activated for the next day.
PLAY EXTERNAL SOUND SOURCE
NOTE The alarm will stop until the next day after pressing
snooze for the third time. Apart from the built-in sleeping sound, you may also enjoy
listening to your choice of music through an external
music player.
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1. Connect the product and player device with a 3.5mm
jack cable.
2. Play the music from your music player.
NOTE If you connect the line-in cable and playing external
line-in music when playing sleeping sound, the
sleeping sound stops.
NOTE To play the sleeping sound while playing the
external sound source, unplug the line-in cable and then
wait for 10 seconds before pressing .
MOOD LIGHT
You can choose your desired mood light option for a better
sleeping atmosphere.
SET MOOD LIGHT
1 Press to toggle the mood light on/off. The screen
displays .
2. Press and hold to enter lighting setting mode, scroll
the wheel up/down to display in single color 1-6 or in
LOOP. The screen will show the selected option.
3.
or it will return to idle mode automatically after 6 seconds.
SLEEP TIMER
Built-in sleep timer allows you to enjoy the sound and mood
light without wasting electricity power. You can set the sleep
timer to turn off the sleeping sound or mood light after a set time.
SET SLEEP TIMER
1. Press to toggle on/off. When you switch on the
sleep timer or mood light is on, the screen displays the
selected timer for 6 seconds.
2. When the backlight is on, or the sleeping box is
playing a sleeping sound, press and hold to enter
the sleep timer setting. When the backlight is on, or
the sleeping box is playing a sleeping sound, press
and hold to enter the sleep timer setting. The
screen displays the sleep timer options.
3. Scroll the wheel up/down to choose 30/60/90 minutes.
4.
NOTE Sleep timer function is not available when using line-in.
VOLUME
1. When sound is selected and turned on, scroll the wheel
up/down to adjust the volume.
2. The screen displays the volume options 1-7.
the chosen volume option for 6 seconds.
ABOUT SLEEP ENHANCEMENT
Sleep Enhancement Technology creates a therapeutic
state of relaxation by providing the listener with soothing
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ambient sounds that gradually reduce in volume and slow
body and mind.
The playback speed of your selected sound will slow
down gradually to gently lull you to sleep. For example,
an Ocean surf wave gets longer and longer as the speed
playback is digitally slowed down.
Once the playback speed reaches almost half of its
normal speed, the playback speed remains until the unit
turns off manually or by the sleep timer.
ENABLE/DISABLE SLEEP ENHANCEMENT
When the sleeping box is playing sleeping sound, or when
the sleep timer is on:
Press Sleep Enhance to set the Sleep Enhancement
function on/off. When it is set to on, the screen displays
"SE" for 3 second and the
NOTE You cannot adjust the volume level of sleeping sound
volume while the Sleep Enhancement mode is on. To adjust
the volume level, turn off the Sleep Enhancement mode,
adjust the volume and then turn on the Sleep Enhancement
mode again.
RESET
Press RESET to reset the settings to default.
MAINTENANCE
It is highly recommended to remove the batteries while
using AC power.
Unplug the audio line-in cable to play the built-in sleeping
sounds.
SPECIFICATIONS
LxWxH 180.4 x 64.7 x 164 mm
(7.10 x 2.55 x 6.46in)
Weight 450 g without batteries
Power 5 V adaptor; 4 x UM-3 (AA) 1.5 V
ABOUT OREGON SCIENTIFIC
Visit our website to learn more
For any enquiry, please contact our Customer Services at
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to interpret and construe any contents, terms and provisions
in this user manual and to amend it, at its sole discretion, at
any time without prior notice. To the extent that there is any
inconsistency between the English version and any other
language versions, the English version shall prevail.
EU-DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
Hereby, Oregon Scientific, declares that DreamScience
Brainwaveoriented Sleep Companion (model: WS683) is in
compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant
provisions of Directive 2004/108/EC. A copy of the signed and
dated Declaration of Conformity is available on request via
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FCC STATEMENT DISPOSAL INFORMATION FOR USERS

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation Pursuant to and in accordance with Article
is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may 14 of the Directive 2012/19/EU of the
not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must European Parliament on waste electrical and
accept any interference received, including interference that electronic equipment (WEEE), and pursuant
may cause undesired operation. to and in accordance with Article 20 of the
Directive 2006/66/EC of the European
WARNING Changes or modifications not expressly
Parliament on batteries and accumulators and waste
approved by the party responsible for compliance could
batteries.
void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
The barred symbol of the rubbish bin shown on the equipment
NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to
indicates that, at the end of its useful life, the product must be
comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant
collected separately from other waste.
to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference Please note that the batteries/rechargeable batteries must be
in a residential installation. removed from the equipment before it is given as waste. To
remove the batteries/accumulators refer to the specifications
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
in the user manual.
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful Therefore, any products that have reached the end of their
interference to radio communications. useful life must be given to waste disposal centers specializing
in separate collection of waste electrical and electronic
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not equipment, or given back to the dealer when purchasing a
occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does new WEEE, pursuant to and in accordance with Article 14 as
cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, implemented in the country.
which can be determined by turning the equipment off and The adequate separate collection for the subsequent start-up
on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference of the equipment sent to be recycled, treated and disposal of in
by one or more of the following measures: an environmentally compatible way contributes to preventing
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. possible negative effects on the environment and health and
optimizes the recycling and reuse of components making up
Increase the separation between the equipment and
the apparatus.
receiver.
Abusive disposal of the product by the user involves
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different
application of the administrative sanctions according to the
from that to which the receiver is connected.
laws in force.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician
for help.
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian
ICES-003.
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
The following information is not to be used as contact for
support or sales. Please call our customer service number
(listed on our website at www.oregonscientific.com), or on
the warranty card for this product) for all inquiries instead.
We
Name: Oregon Scientific, Inc.
Address: 10778 SW Manhasset Dr.
Tualatin, Or 97062 USA
Telephone No.: 1-800-853-8883
declare that the product
Product No.: WS683
Product Name: DreamScience Brainwave-oriented
Sleep Companion
Manufacturer: IDT Technology Limited
Address: Block C, 9/F, Kaiser Estate,
Phase 1, 41 Man Yue St.,
Hung Hom, Kowloon,
Hong Kong

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